Items | Mandarin Mansion

A fine and unusual Dutch colonial gun

Based on the Dutch Beaumont mechanism, but with Indonesian twist forged barrel and golden inlays.

€5000,-
A Vietnamese matchlock musket

Called sung hoả mai in Vietnamese, they are based on the Indo-Portuguese system. This example has a baitong lock.

€2200,-
A fine Sindh flintlock

A large gun with English flintlock mechanism, as favored by the Mirs of the Talpur court. In very good condition, with…

€7500,-
A fine "boyliya" paragun

One of Europe's rarest gun types. A fine example, with mother of pearl inlaid stock.

€7200,-
Southern Chinese yǎnyuèdāo

A large and impressive blade, its pole cut-down.

€1750,-
An early form niúwěidāo

With good, layered blade, mounted in forged iron mounts.

€2000,-
A "dui chirra" khukuri

Named so after the two ridges that are formed on the bi-fullered blade.

€625,-
Early Indian fighting sword

With a recurved blade and elaborate bronze hilt decorated with chakras.

€1500,-
Large silver mounted khukuri

With pierced mounts and velvet-covered scabbard.

€775,-
A fine curved Deccan katar

With beautifully shaped blade and fine, elaborately chiseled hilt.

€4000,-
A curved Deccan katar

With elaborately pierced and chiseled hilt.

€1900,-
A Deccan chilanum

With wootz blade, and silver overlaid hilt that was finished with fire-gilding.

€2300,-
Box of Javanese arrows

Used in a target archery sport that was originally practiced in the Keraton.

€1200,-
A Sinhalese knife

Rarely seen today, a commoner's example with carved, bone hilt.

€300,-
A fine Sinhalese bow

Made in the Four Workshops of the King of Kandy.

€3300,-
Saber of Bhima Nayak

A south Indian saber carrying the name "Sri Bhima Nayak".

€800,-
Early Tibetan or Mongolian quiver

A very rare example of a type of all-leather tube quiver that was used by Mongols and Tibetans of

€4000,-
Ceremonial yem nguyệt đao

Modeled after the Chinese "guan dao", made of lacquered wood.

€550,-
A katar from Sindh

With markings suggesting it was a wedding gift, presented in 1832.

€6200,-
Fine Bhutanese dagger

With heavy silver mounts, pierced and chiseled.

€3000,-
Fine Chinese Shan dha

Entirely clad in silver and with a differentially heat treated blade.

€1750,-
Large wootz talwar

The hilt inlaid with silver, once blued for added contrast.

€2600,-
Golden damascened boy's katar

A rare example with pattern welded blade, retaining its original scabbard.

€1500,-
Bhutanese dagger

With narrow blade and all brass mounts.

€300,-
Sikkim "ban" sword

With finer forge folded blade than most of its type.

€800,-
Mamluk style sword in talwar hilt

Chiseled with a rare type of decor on the base, and with two Islamic inscriptions.

€6500,-
Chinese trousse in Mongolian style

With heavy pierced silver mounts in with archaic dragon designs.

€1200,-
"South China Sea Guard"

Most likely used by the multi-cultural crews of pirate fleets that roamed the South China seas.

€300,-
Fine Algerian yataghan

An exceptionally large example with silver-clad scabbard.

€7500,-
All wootz kard dagger

With a hidden compartment for a small utility knife.

€2500,-
Kiyou-Toujin Tsuba

A Japanese style sword guard made in 17th century Nagasaki Chinatown.

€1500,-
A Sumbawa Kabeala

With broad silver-clad scabbard, worked entirely in repousse.

€1250,-
Very fine ceremonial gươm

An outstanding example with very fine silver and moth-of-pearl work.

€3400,-
Fine Burmese dha hmyaung

With intricately carved ivory hilt depicting a demon on a horse.

€1800,-
Boy's brass hilted patá

With charming zoomorphic gauntlet with feline head.

€2400,-
Burmese double knives

A rare set of twin knives in a single scabbard.

€750,-
Ivory hilted dha

An earlier example with an iconographic hilt.

€1650,-
Tibetan or Mongolian quiver

Of an early type with dramatic widened shape.

€3000,-
Matched Vietnamese kiếm pair

With carved stone handles and superb workmanship in silver and mother-of-pearl.

€7800,-
A large pihiya kättha

A massive example weighing just over 800 grams. With scabbard.

€2500,-
Sinhalese kasthāné dated 1776

A very fine specimen, complete with ruby-set scabbard.

€9500,-
Sumatran keris panjang

A type of long keris often described as "execution keris".

€600,-
Triple golden crown sikin

A sikin panjang with a triple golden crown.

€1100,-
Asian export sword guard

An interesting pierced iron Asian export sword guard that is part of a small group of guards that

€1200,-
Iron ship sword guard

A chiseled iron sword guard depicting a Dutch ship with a figure on its stern.

€650,-
Heavy Rajput katar

A heavy Indian katar with substantial armor piercing blade.

Reserved
Chilanum dagger

Somewhat worn but once very high-quality, with great sculptural qualities and remains of silver "true inlay".

€1500,-
Fuchi kashira by Hisayuki

A beautiful signed Japanese ferrule and pommel plate.

€750,-
Tibetan style pierced saddle plate

With designs of four dragons in scrollwork around a "wish-granting-jewel"

€3500,-
A very good Afghan pulouar

With wootz handle with fine pierced pommel dome.

€3000,-
Large Vietnamese trường đao

Of very good quality for this type of weapon.

€950,-
Vietnamese straightsword

It has a narrow but sturdy blade with a springy temper.

€2600,-